The government shutdown is bringing an outpouring of generosity to TSA agents and other federal employees who are working without pay.
What’s up with the partial government shutdown on Day 29:
WHAT’S NEW TODAY
President Donald Trump sought to break the government shutdown impasse Saturday, offering to extend protections for young people brought to the country illegally as children, if Democrats give him $5.7 billion for his long-promised border wall. But Democrats dismissed the offer as non-starter, calling on Trump to re-open the government first.
Speaking from the White House, Trump said he was offering a “common-sense compromise both parties should embrace.”
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the president’s proposal for ending the 29-day partial government shutdown was “a compilation of several previously rejected initiatives, each of which is unacceptable.” Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said Trump’s proposal is simply “more hostage taking.” The New York Democrat said Trump’s plan offers “one-sided and ineffective remedies.”
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HITTING HOME
The partial government shutdown is hitting home for President Donald Trump in a very personal way.
